----- Original Message -----
From: "CODECO" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 4:47 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer freezing after Standby Mode


> Hello everybody,
>
> A friend of mine is having a problem with his computer (P3-600,
> 128Mb of RAM, Video: Asus GeForce256 6800 Deluxe 32Mb DDR, TTX
> 17" #1785 monitor and an Asus P3V4X (133MHz) Motherboard).
>
> I have installed Win 98 SE on his computer (just as I do on every
> other system I sell) and everything seemed to work fine until he
> called me, telling me his computer was freezing EVERY single time
> he was putting it in Standby Mode (or whenever the COMPUTER
> ITSELF went in Standby Mode after some inactivity).  What happens
> exactly is when you tap the spacebar to "restart" the fans and
> everything, the Windows desktop appears in part and the mouse is
> frozen... or freezes after a few seconds.
>
> I've tried the following without any success:
> - I updated the GeForce driver with Asus' latest Beta (since he's
> playing Diablo 2 and he needs the latest version and it is still
> in the Beta stages)
> - In the BIOS: I *disabled* the "Video Off" mode when computer is
> in "Standby" (since I thought this could be related to the video
> card or driver)
> - In the Power Management option in the Control Panel, I chose to
> "NEVER" turn off hard disks, only turn off the monitor after 15
> minutes.
> - In the Device Manager : I made sure his monitor was "Plug and
> Play Monitor".
>
> If I put his system in Standby Mode for a few seconds, everything
> is fine after tapping the spacebar to reactivate it, but when it
> is in Standby Mode for 1 minute or so, we have to press the RESET
> button because the CTRL-ALT-DEL combo doesn't work and the mouse
> is frozen.
>
>
Try the following:
1) use the latest nVidia driver (www.nvidia.com), none of other drivers can
beat nVidia reference driver in performance, stability and compatibility. I
always use reference drive on any nVidia based card which saves me a lot of
trouble.
2) Disable "CPU fan off when Standby" in BIOS, you should always make sure
to clear any possible heating problem.
3) download and install intel chipset driver, any chipset after BX should
have Intel driver installed to ensure computer function properly (eg. IDE
controller, power management, CPU to AGP bridge, CPU to PCI bridge, ...).

Jun Qian

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